Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- DC Gift Ideas
The big news for the week is that we should finally be getting in the brand new series of Mattel’s DC Multiverse action figures by the weekend. To refresh your memory and also give you […]
Funko POP
New Item Gallery
New Items Gallery – June 1st 2018
Here’s a selection of what we received on Friday June 1st 2018. Halo POPs and Transformers and a highly recommended, Pride weekend appropriate graphic novel. Click any pic to enter the gallery of full-size images […]
New Item Gallery
New Items Gallery – May 31st 2018
Just some of the stuff we got on Thursday May 31st 2018. We got this stuff for YOU. Aren’t we just lovely? Click any pic to enter the gallery of full-size images and read descriptions. […]
Conventions
Val’s Toy Chest- A Couple of Demon Hunters at Wizard World Philly 2018
This past Sunday I was in Philadelphia to attend the Wizard World convention. I haven’t been to a Wizard World since 2015 when I met Stephen Amell and Katie Cassidy of Arrow. My convention experiences […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Infinity War Star Wars and More
Over the weekend, Avengers: Infinity War earned enough money to become the biggest box-office opening of all time. Where it will fall on the cumulative box-office totals remains to be seen. I personally enjoyed the […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Grease is the Word
1978’s Grease is not your typical topic for a comic shop newsletter/blog, but this year marks the 40th(!) Anniversary of the film and of course there are now Funko POPs for the film. Though the […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- 80 Years of Superman
April 18th 2018 marks the 80th anniversary of the Action Comics debut of the Man of Steel, Superman! DC Comics is releasing the 1000th issue to tie-in with that date. With that commemoration in mind, […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- A Flurry of Funko for Spring
It has been a while since we’ve had a huge Funko shipment, but this week we’ve gotten some long-awaited POPs in. Let’s take a look at what is here! Avengers: Infinity War: We have already […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Toy Fair 2018 Odds and Ends
Toy Fair is mainly about the DC and Marvel toys for me, but there are so many more licenses and properties to choose from if you’re not a comic character fan. Whether it is Star […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Runnin’ From This Nightmare
“The Man of Your Dreams Is Back!” was one of the taglines for 1985’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge. It just so happens that this week- Freddy is back- on our toy […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- New Year, New Toys!
Happy New Year! As we wrapped last year up, some new toys started to arrive for the new year with more on the way soon. What’s coming out, you ask? Let’s take a look! Mattel […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- A Flurry of Funko, plus Lynda Carter!
I haven’t had a chance to even look at the boxes yet, but I know we got a major shipment of Funko product in this week. As to what is contained within? I know we […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Bandai Marvel/DC Figures/New POP
Bandai and Tamashii Nations have been creating great figures of Western properties like DC and Marvel for the past few years now with their SH FiguArts brand, this time around, there are two new pieces […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- DC Drops Some Bombshells
DC Comics has been releasing their Bombshells line of statues for the past few years which has spawned all kinds of merchandise, from POP vinyls to wallets, pins, belts and even socks! Collecting the Bombshells […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- The Horror! The Horror!
It’s the first week of October and we all know what that means- Halloween and horror merchandise! There are quite a few items that we have in stock that should make your Halloween season quite […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- Force Friday Returns
Star Wars is back with a brand new film due to hit by year’s end. To celebrate, Forbidden Planet will be having a sale this Friday to coincide with this year’s Force Friday event. All […]
Toys
Funko Pop Bob Ross is Here
What was the Funko POP collectible phenomenon truly designed for if not for immortalizing the like of “The Joy of Painting” host and human legend Bob Ross? Ladies and gentleman, the zenith of #popvinyl #FunkoPOP […]
Toys
Val’s Toy Chest- The Toxic Avenger Is Here
As I mentioned in last week’s installment, we have the Lloyd Kaufman and Troma action figure signing coming up this Thursday night 8/10/17 starting at 6PM. Director Brandon Bassham will be joining him. For the […]
New Item Gallery
New Items Gallery for July 17th 2017
Here’s a selection of new items Forbidden Planet NYC received on July 17th 2017. Click for a gallery of full-size images. You can find many of these items on our webstore, or call the shop […]
New Item Gallery
New Items Gallery for June 21st 2017
Here’s a selection of new items Forbidden Planet received on June 21st 2017. Click for a gallery of full-size images. You can shop for many of these items on our webstore, or call the shop […]